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Can Swiss ski resorts guarantee a white Christmas?

This content was published on Dec 22, 2016 Waking up on Christmas day to a blanket of fresh white snow. Can we rely on the Swiss Alps to provide this snowy ideal?

Cern off the hook over higher wages for researchers

This content was published on Dec 21, 2016 Cern’s research institutes must ensure that their research staff have sufficient financial means to cover their living costs and adequate social support.

Swiss Polar Institute launches first Antarctic expedition

This content was published on Dec 20, 2016 An international scientific voyage of 60 researchers from 30 countrie has set off from South Africa on a three-month tour of the Antarctic.

The scientists drawing on nature’s expertise

This content was published on Dec 18, 2016 Meet the scientists looking to nature to solve technological challenges, like helping paraplegics regain mobility or keeping data safe for millennia.

Bern-led team discovers delicate new creature

This content was published on Dec 17, 2016 A team of researchers led by a scientist from Bern discovered what it says is a new and unusually delicate species of toad.

Swiss researchers secure 22 EU grants

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Twenty-two researchers from eight Swiss institutions will receive prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidators Grants.

The women shaping tech in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 7, 2016 A movement has started in Zurich to bring together women who work in the tech field that could break male dominance in the sector.

Swiss-made camera sends first high-res shots of Mars

This content was published on Nov 29, 2016 The CaSSIS camera, which stands for Coulour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, was launched aboard the ExoMars mission’s orbiter in March and entered Mars’s orbit on October 19. Although the lander launched at the same time crashed on the Martian surface, the orbiter is currently circling the planet in an elliptical pattern, allowing the camera…

Harnessing the humble plant cuticle

This content was published on Nov 29, 2016 A common plant structure is the driving force behind a new EU research project, thanks to its potential for inspiring novel materials.

Historian wins Latsis Prize for forced labour research

This content was published on Nov 28, 2016 German historian Alexander Keese has won the National Latsis Prize 2016 for his work on ethnicity, forced labour and political transitions in West and Central Africa. The CHF100,000 ($99,000) award recognises outstanding researchers under the age of 40 in Switzerland. Keese, 39, has held a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNCF) professorship at the University of…

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